A Probabilistic Approach to Voting, Allocation, Matching, and Coalition Formation

02/24/2020

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by   Haris Aziz, et al.

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Randomisation and time-sharing are some of the oldest methods to achieve fairness. I make a case that applying these approaches to social choice settings constitutes a powerful paradigm that deserves an extensive and thorough examination. I discuss challenges and opportunities in applying these approaches to settings including voting, allocation, matching, and coalition formation.